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... Oxford , under the care of that eminent encou- rager of literature , Dr. Aldrich . He at the same time studied under Dr. Hickes the Anglo - Saxon language , and its antiquities ; of which he published a specimen in Hickes's " Thesaurus ...
... Oxford , under the care of that eminent encou- rager of literature , Dr. Aldrich . He at the same time studied under Dr. Hickes the Anglo - Saxon language , and its antiquities ; of which he published a specimen in Hickes's " Thesaurus ...
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... Oxford , and continued there until he took his bachelor's degree ; and then went to Edmund - hall , and took that of master . Having entered into holy orders , he preached some time in and near Oxford ; and afterwards at West - Woodhay ...
... Oxford , and continued there until he took his bachelor's degree ; and then went to Edmund - hall , and took that of master . Having entered into holy orders , he preached some time in and near Oxford ; and afterwards at West - Woodhay ...
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... Oxford , and being looked upon , says Wood , " as a young man well endowed with the spirit , and gifted with extemporary prayer , he was admitted one of the chaplains thereof in 1653 , and the same year took a bachelor of arts degree ...
... Oxford , and being looked upon , says Wood , " as a young man well endowed with the spirit , and gifted with extemporary prayer , he was admitted one of the chaplains thereof in 1653 , and the same year took a bachelor of arts degree ...
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... Oxford , in 1555 , after two years of probation , where also he took his master's degree . But refusing to comply with the terms of pro- testant conformity in queen Elizabeth's reign , he resigned • his fellowship , after holding it ...
... Oxford , in 1555 , after two years of probation , where also he took his master's degree . But refusing to comply with the terms of pro- testant conformity in queen Elizabeth's reign , he resigned • his fellowship , after holding it ...
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... Oxford , where he took his master's degree , July 5 , 1704 . He afterwards became vicar of Pottern , in Wiltshire , pre- bendary of that prebend in the church of Salisbury , and chaplain to lord Cadogan . In 1722 he published " The New ...
... Oxford , where he took his master's degree , July 5 , 1704 . He afterwards became vicar of Pottern , in Wiltshire , pre- bendary of that prebend in the church of Salisbury , and chaplain to lord Cadogan . In 1722 he published " The New ...
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